Encoder, lens apparatus, and camera capable of detecting position of object

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PATENT NO 9121735
APP PUB NO 20140043526A1
SERIAL NO

13959852

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An encoder includes a base, a cylinder rotatable in a circumferential direction with respect to the base, at least three supporting portions rotatably supporting the cylinder with respect to the base, a connecting portion provided on the cylinder and rotatable within a first range between two supporting portions of the at least three supporting portions, a scale attached to the cylinder, and a detector configured to detect a position of the cylinder with respect to the base by using the scale, and the detector is arranged within a second range different from the first range.

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CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHATOKYO 146-8501

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Noguchi, Kazuhiro Utsunomiya, JP 100 1121

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